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Qantir
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| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Sharqia |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Qantir (Arabic: قنتير, romanized: Qantīr) is a village in Egypt.[1] Qantir is believed to mark what was probably the ancient site of the 19th Dynasty Pharaoh Ramesses II's capital, Pi-Ramesses or Per-Ramesses ("House or Domain of Ramesses"). It is situated around 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) north of Faqous in the Sharqiyah province of the eastern Nile Delta, about 60 mi (97 km) north-east of Cairo.[2]
The Arabic name of the village contains Coptic: ⲉⲛⲧⲏⲣ, lit. 'gods'.[3]
The ancient site of Avaris is located around 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) south of Qantir. This was the older city in this area. Later on, Avaris was absorbed by Pi-Ramesses.
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of ancient Egyptian sites, including sites of temples
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ K. Kris Hirst - A Glass Making Workshop for the Pharaoh Ramses II Archived 2012-05-05 at the Wayback Machine - History of Glass Making in Egypt's New Kingdom - Archaeology - About.com. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ Monroe Edgar - Qantir, Ancient Pi-Ramesse - Tour Egypt - Retrieved 20 August 2011.
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